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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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August 2013
Applicant granted bail pending appeal due to advanced age, ill-health, first-offender status, non-violent conviction, and sufficient sureties.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending appeal – Exceptional circumstances under s.15 Trial of Indictments Act – advanced age, ill-health, first offender, non-violent offence, prior compliance with bail – requirement to guard against absconding – High Court jurisdiction under s.132(4).
26 August 2013
Registrar's extension to serve the record was set aside for lack of sufficient reason and manifest injustice to the applicant.
* Civil procedure – extension of time under Rule 5 (Judicature (Court of Appeal) Rules) – requirement to show sufficient and cogent reasons for extension. * Service of record of appeal – failure to serve for prolonged period and dilatory conduct by counsel – relevance to granting extension. * Registrar's discretion – must consider manifest injustice to the opposing party; failure may amount to abuse of process. * Authorities considered: need for particularized explanation beyond ‘honest mistake’; distinction from cases where prompt remedial action occurred.
15 August 2013
5 August 2013